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File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎97r] (198/258)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (129 folios). It was created in 1912-1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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so payable to the Syndicate shall not in any year be less than the sum of 15 000/ The
expression net receipts in this article shall mean the amount remaining after
deducting from the gross receipts as defined m article 28 hereof the items U) to (e)
inclusive mentioned m article 29 hereof. ' ; w
Article 28.
For the purposes ol this contract the gross receipts of the said railways shall
be the aggregate amounts whether ordinary or extraordinary which shall be received by
the Syndicate on sucli pait of the said railway as shall be for the time bein 0- open
for public traffic. - F
Article 29.
From the gross receipts from the working of the said railways there shall be
deducted the following expenses :—
(a.) Working expenses:
(b.) Costs of maintenance both ordinary and extraordinary of the lines buildings
materials telegraph telephones &c. :
(c.) Costs of the renewal of the fixed material and rolling-stock :
(d.) Expenses arising by reason of accidents or thefts fires or force majeure :
(e.) Costs of insurance of the buildings and merchandise in connection with
the said railways :
(/.) Subject to the liability of the Syndicate to pay and to provide the interest
during construction and for a period of two years thereafter in manner mentioned
in article 19 hereof the amounts required for the payment of the interest upon and the
provision of the amortisation fund for any railway bonds issued in accordance with the
terms hereof for the provision of funds for the construction and equipment of the said
railways or for the purposes of this contract.
If the gross receipts do not suffice to meet the above expenses the Government will
when and so soon as the accounts of the said railways for any year shall have been
completed and within one month after payment thereof shall have been demanded
by the Syndicate make up whatever deficit there may be.
In the event of the gross receipts showing a surplus over the above expenses then
subject to the payment of any previous existing deficit one-half of such surplus shall be
carried to the credit of a separate account to be applied from time to time as the
circumstances of the said railways may require in the maintenance thereof or in the
replacement of any part of the equipment thereof or in the construction and equipment
of any extension of the said railways and until so applied the moneys standing to
the credit of such account shall he invested in the name of or under the control of
the Syndicate and the remaining one-half thereof shall be handed over to the
Government; or
In the event of the gross receipts showing a surplus over the above expenses then
subject to the payment of any previous existing deficit such surplus shall be carried to
the credit of a separate account to be applied from time to time as the circumstances of
the said railways may require in the maintenance thereof or in the replacement of any
part of the equipment thereof or in the construction and equipment of any extension o
the said railways and until so applied the moneys standing to the credit o sue
account shall be invested in the name of or under the control of the feyndicate.
Article 30.
The Syndicate shall during the administration of the said railways keep pi op er
accounts in a form usually adopted by railways and the Governmen s a •
all times to inspect and audit such accounts. The Syndmate shall m each year during
the period aforesaid present to the Government a full statemen o resDe ctive
expenditures connected with the said railways properly classi e u includino-
divisions of receipts and expenditure usually adopted } rm wa>
all expenditure mentioned in article 29 hereof. Except m far as any^ob^ePon
in writing shall be raised by the accountant or accountan s accounts shall
the said accounts and such objections shall remain outstanding K , expiration
be deemed to be binding on the Government and the Syndicate
of three months after the same shall have been delivered o i< T ^
[250b p—1]

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and maps relating to the development of railways projects in South Persia and the associated marine surveys of Gulf ports, notably Bandar Abbas and Bushire.

The volume includes the report of Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson on the technical issues concerning development of railway lines between Bushire and Shiraz, and Bandar Abbas and Shiraz. Also included is a report on the commercial possibilities of these two developments, compiled by Commercial Adviser, H G Chick. These reports (folios 101-124) are preceded by an accompanying summary and analysis by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Percy Zachariah Cox.

Also discussed in the correspondence is the question of concessions for railways in the neutral zone and the relative advantages (climate, water supply) of Bushire and Bandar Abbas as railway termini in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence also features discussion of a rumoured German scheme for a Bushire-Shiraz railway.

Further discussion surrounds the arrangements for marine survey work in the region of Henjam and Bandar Abbas to be undertaken by the RIMS Palinurus. A report by the Captain of the Palinurus, Captain B W Mainprise is included along with three marine survey maps (folios 48-50).

The principal correspondents in the volume include: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Consul General for Fars (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox); (Lieutenant Colonel Stuart George Knox); First Assistant to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Captain L Birdwood; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Under Secretary of State, India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Louis Mallet); Director, Royal Indian Marine, Walter Lumsden; Officer Comanding, RIMS Palinurus ( Captain B W Mainprise); Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (129 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 4648 (Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS/10/316. The explanation of the cover sheet/divider at the front of each volume (regarding the correspondence series numbers which have been put together to form the volumes) will be given in the Scope and Content.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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